Coconut Products - Prices on 07.05.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
06.05.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		22,810 T	
Average		21,160 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered 	2,106,848
Nuts Traded	901,058

Next Auction on 13.05.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(20.04.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		-	
Average		19,000  	
Lowest                   	-	


Next Auction on 11/05/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
  

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (30.03.2010) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		19,500 T
Average 		-		
Lowest		-


(d) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		19,300 T	
Average		-
Lowest		-


(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	20,000		29,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
		
		
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(06.05.2010)				

			(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	30,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	27,500-28,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(06.05.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		10,822
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		10,822
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	28,500
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	28,485
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,542
 
Next Auction on 13.05.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	          	 155 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	        	   161-163 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	          	190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)	
(29.04.2010)		(Rs/Mt)	        	  108,975	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	          	 21,000-22,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,000 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		950 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,300 T

8.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,300 T

10. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		29,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority